Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (1981) | Royal Special

On 29 July 1981, an estimated 750 million people tuned in worldwide to witness the wedding of Prince Charles, Prince of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer. Around 600,000 lined the streets of London to watch the spectacular procession pass from Buckingham Palace to St Paul’s Cathedral and back again. To mark the occasion, we have decided to share nearly three hours of the day’s coverage – in real-time. From the moment the first carriages of the procession left for the cathedral to the iconic appearance of the bride and groom – along with the rest of the Royal Family – on Buckingham Palace balcony. See the parents of the groom, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, greeted with deafening cheers from adoring crowds. Watch Charles’ siblings Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Edward, and Prince Andrew play their parts in the day’s seismic celebrations. And, as the bride and groom exchange vows, watch Prince Charles become a husband and Lady Diana Spencer become Diana, Princess of Wales. #RoyalWedding #RoyalFamily #Charles #Diana #PrinceCharles #PrinceOfWales #PrincessDiana #PrincessOfWales #DianaPrincessOfWales #LadyDianaSpencer #DianaSpencer #QueenElizabeth #QueenElizabethII #ElizabethII #PrincePhilip #DukeOfEdinburgh #PrinceAndrew #PrinceEdward #PrincessAnne #PrincessRoyal #QueenMother #BuckinghamPalace #London #UK 00:00:00 Highlights 00:03:01 Harold Macmillan arrives at St Paul’s 00:04:03 Nancy Reagan arrives at St Paul’s 00:04:34 Queen Mother departs for Buckingham Palace 00:09:22 Margaret Thatcher and the cabinet 00:16:02 Former prime ministers Macmillan, Douglas-Home, Heath, and Wilson 00:20:40 Frances Shand Kydd and Charles Spencer take their seats 00:21:56 The Queen and the Duke lead procession to St Paul’s Cathedral 00:24:29 The Queen Mother and Prince Edward 00:25:02 Princess Anne, Princess Royal 00:29:35 Prince Charles and Prince Andrew depart for St Paul’s 00:35:49 First shots of the bride 00:42:37 The Queen and the Duke arrive at St Paul’s 00:48:24 Prince Charles arrives at St Paul’s 00:50:42 Alastair Burnet’s commentary begins 00:54:33 Lady Diana arrives at St Paul’s 00:59:10 Diana walks down the aisle 01:02:31 The service begins 01:10:16 The vows 01:25:52 Address by the Archbishop of Canterbury 01:32:20 Anthem: I Was Glad 01:40:11 Prayer by former archbishop the Lord Coggan 01:47:38 Blessing by the Archbishop of Canterbury 01:49:24 The National Anthem 01:51:53 The signing of the registers 01:54:26 Kiri Te Kanawa – Let the Bright Seraphim 02:04:55 The Prince and Princess of Wales down the aisle 02:08:44 The Prince and Princess of Wales greet the public 02:11:18 Charles and Diana depart for Buckingham Palace 02:17:54 The Queen and Earl Spencer en route to the palace 02:20:22 Charles and Diana arrive at the palace 02:22:18 Posing on the doorstep 02:25:16 The Queen arrives at the palace 02:37:07 Charles and Diana on the balcony 02:38:25 The parents join the bride and groom 02:42:21 Second appearance 02:44:39 The Queen and the Duke greet the crowds 02:46:55 All the family To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images, follow the link below: 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest ITN Archive videos!) - @ITNArchive 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - 🎥 Like us on Facebook - 🎥 Check out our TikTok - @itnarchive1955